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Not all disabilities are the same and the way that society may respond to people with disabilities depends on their “disability” and how their body deviates from the appearance norms of society. People with disabilities ...

Not all disabilities are the same and the way that society may respond to people with disabilities depends on their “disability” and how their body deviates from the appearance norms of society. People with disabilities ...

Have South African women's lives become happier since the transition to
democracy? If they are, could this be linked to gender equality? This is the
central question of this study. This study explored a group of ...

Women with disabilities are marginalised in many aspects of societal participation. The
majority of women with disabilities in Zambia do not have access to education and this has
placed them amongst the poorest of people ...

Events in the last few years on the global stage have heralded a new era for domestic workers,
which may afford them the voice as subaltern that has been silent until now. Despite being
constructed as silent and as ...

Human trafficking is a global issue that most countries have battled to control and combat in
recent times. It is exploitative, abusive and violates human rights. Research showing the
prevalence of human trafficking in ...

Women with disabilities are marginalised in many aspects of societal participation. The
majority of women with disabilities in Zambia do not have access to education and this has
placed them amongst the poorest of people ...

There are relatively few women in senior leadership or management positions in South African
industry. The oil industry is no exception to this and could in fact be considered to exemplify the
ways in which women are ...

My research involves a nuanced exploration of 'citizenship', through examining the liberatory potential of young women's use of social media and performance of embodied subjectivities in the post-Apartheid imaginary. By ...

This study explores the nuances around gendered dynamics, attitudes, ideologies, values and knowledge that exist within astronomy and astrophysics institutions paying specific attention to the South African Astronomical ...

Ethiopian ethnic groups exhibit highly autochthonous cultural norms and values that are
embedded in their traditional beliefs, systems, and religions. This study shows how, at the grassroots level, the Gurage ethnic group ...

This study seeks to uncover the non-coercive, intricate and insidious ways which have generated both the 'willing' acceptance of and resistance to the rule of Robert
Mugabe and ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe. I consider how popular ...

Migration has become very prominent in South Africa, and unlike most countries on the continent, it is an extremely prominent destinations for migrants. The country attracts migrants because there is a common perception ...

In 2006 South Africa extended marriage rights to gay and lesbian citizens, further signposting their legal inclusion in the post-apartheid order. This inclusion is marked by homophobic murder, signifying the continued ...

A key aim of this study is to shed light on the representation of coloured women with reference to racial passing, using fictive characters depicted in Sarah Gertrude Millin’s (1924) God's Stepchildren, Zoë Wicomb's (2006) ...

This study presents an exploration of a group of soccer stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of gender equity practices at four Western Cape universities in South Africa. It discusses female soccer players’ experiences ...

The aim of the study was to assess the perceptions of parental practices, which could place children at risk for abuse and neglect. This study used the quantitative method with a cross-sectional comparative design to examine ...

This study aims to explore the family environment of non-admitting sex offenders in order to gain insight into the family characteristics that could be contributing factors towards the behaviour of denial. However, the ...

Advancement in education has ensured that there is parity in terms of enrolment for both females and males at tertiary institutions. However, women students continue to face challenges to advancing in education. Given that ...

In this study, I explored the experiences of gender and power relations among a group of black women holding leadership positions in six government departments in the Western Cape. South Africa is in a process of transition ...